0 comments by Ryan Palencer on 2/18/2015
Prior to the start of Big Ten play, nobody in their right mind thought that the words “NCAA tournament team” and “Purdue” would even be near the same sentence, let alone in it. However, with just a week and a half left in February, the Boilermakers find themselves in second place in the Big Ten […]
COLUMBIA, MO – JANUARY 08: Jarell Martin #1 of the LSU Tigers grabs a rebound during the game against the Missouri Tigers at Mizzou Arena on January 8, 2015 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
0 comments by Scott on 2/17/2015
A lot has been written about who’s on the bubble, and a lot more will be written as we approach the NCAA tournament. One of the things that gets lost in the hurricane of RPI, SOS, good wins, and bad losses is the surprise that we are talking about some schools as being tournament teams […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
This past Sunday stood exactly one month from Selection Sunday. While some teams feel strongly about their candidacies for the NCAA tournament, others do not have the same sentiment and have some work to do. Here is a list of games in the heart of the week that could have some strong bubble implications. TONIGHT […]
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 2/16/2015
The lowest-ranked power conference according to KenPom is currently the Pac-12, with an average rating of .7591. Even so, however, the league has two absolute tournament locks in Arizona and Utah, and the next worst league, the SEC, will get Arkansas and potentially one other team in addition to Kentucky. However, will a power conference […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
It’s one of the many fascinating things we love about sports: Great events, perhaps forgotten due to the relentless march of time, regain their prominence in the eyes of younger generations due to twists in the 24-7 news cycle. This is how college basketball — like any other sport — continues to be the focus […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
We’re in the middle of the month of February, but we’re beginning what is essentially “Bubble Month” in college basketball. We’re just under four weeks from Selection Sunday. In these coming weeks, the bubble will expand and contract and, ultimately, get whittled down to a few teams by March 15 at 6 p.m. Eastern time, […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 2/15/2015
We’re four weeks from Selection Sunday, March 15. Saturday’s results in college basketball set up a number of big bubble games this next week, although the next Saturday on the slate, Feb. 21, is noticeably devoid of big contests. Here are just some of the details worth taking from a plot twist-laden Saturday: * 5 […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
Yes, Kentucky demolished South Carolina on Saturday, as John Calipari asked for — and received — a blowout in Rupp Arena, something his team had not been doing with relentless regularity this season. However, while some of Big Blue Nation may have been sweating recent close wins against LSU and Florida (not to mention wins […]
0 comments by Scott on 2/14/2015
Butler dared to dream big. Villanova’s Darrun Hilliard shattered those dreams with a memorable performance, and now, the Big East belongs to the team which won the conference a year ago. Villanova improved to 23-2 with a 68-65 victory at Butler on Saturday. The win gave Villanova a major leg up in the Big East […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 2/13/2015
Over the past week, as you know, two of college basketball’s greatest coaches died. Dean Smith was 83, Jerry Tarkanian 84. Smith retired in his late 60s, and Tark made one last NCAA tournament appearance at age 70. Coaching 19-year-olds is generally not a senior citizen’s profession. Bill Snyder is the exception that proves the […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
Saturday, a lot of people are going to be drawn to LSU-Tennessee, a bubble game made prominent by the Tigers’ near-upset of No. 1 Kentucky. Others are going to focus on Ole Miss, a team trying to firm up its status as an NCAA tournament group, hosting Arkansas in the Tad Pad. Still others will […]
0 comments by Ryan Palencer
Some in the Indianapolis area are calling the Butler-Villanova game on Saturday the biggest college game ever at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse… and it’s easy to see why. This is a landmark moment in the life of Hinkle Fieldhouse, one of college basketball’s most treasured venues. The Butler team that gained prominence in the cozy little […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 03: Norman Powell #4 of the UCLA Bruins talkes with Head coach Steve Alford as he is taken out of the game against the Cal State Fullerton Titans at Pauley Pavilion on December 3, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. UCLA won 73-45. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Ferguson
March is just around the corner as teams make their final push for a spot in the NCAA tournament. The field is once again 68 and for teams on the bubble, the time is now to make a run at a spot in the big dance as we look at which teams are currently in […]
0 comments by Scott
Michigan gave up a 21-0 run spanning the end of regulation and overtime in their 64-52 loss to Illinois.
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 2/12/2015
When two iconic figures die within a week’s time, it’s hard for the larger community of human beings to find the space and clarity that are needed to fully recognize the contributions of both people, now gone. How much more difficult it is, then, when two iconic figures die within a week’s time… and they […]
